VP, Modular Data Center Solutions Engineering

Gilder Search Group; Greenville, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a VP of Solutions Engineering to lead the modular data center practice from Greenville, SC with remote flexibility. The role oversees strategy, platform efforts, and serves as the SME on all data center products, services, and solutions for nationwide markets.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in mission-critical facilities, thermal and liquid cooling, and end-to-end program delivery—from design to deployment—with a proven record of guiding cross-functional

Qualifications

• 10 to 15+ years in data center solutions engineering / technical sales with AI/HPC infrastructure.
• 7+ years in senior customer-facing solution architecture in a infrastructure leadership role.
• Experience leading MW-scale data center or AI infrastructure opportunities from cradle to grave.
• Ability to translate customer business, operational, and technical requirements into scalable, buildable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical leader for modular data center infrastructure solutions across markets.
• Own customer-facing solution architecture activities from discovery through proposal, design basis, technical review, handoff, and delivery readiness.
• Lead executive and technical discovery sessions, workshops, and value-engineering discussions with customers, consultants, operators, and ecosystem partners.
• Develop and define integrated modular data center solutions encompassing power, cooling, white space, rack integration, controls, networking, and partner-provided systems.
• Translate requirements into scalable, buildable solutions while defining capacity, redundancy, interfaces, deployment models, schedules, and risk considerations.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Development to configure standard and customized solutions aligned with technical requirements and delivery schedules.
• Establish governance, design standards, review processes, and delivery-readiness criteria for solutions.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks while escalating non-standard architectures and emerging technologies.
• Assess opportunity viability and advise on pursuing or declining projects based on maturity and feasibility.
• Evaluate solutions using lifecycle cost, PUE/WUE, and profitability metrics.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, and Program teams to define cost models and contractual commitments.
• Ensure solutions remain standardized where practical and avoid unnecessary customization.

Skills

Solution architecture

Data center design

Technical sales

Thermal management

Executive communications

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, HVAC, Systems, Industrial Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

MS Office

Job description

Gilder Search Group is seeking a VP of Solutions Engineering to lead the modular data center practice from Greenville, SC with remote flexibility. The role oversees strategy, platform efforts, and serves as the SME on all data center products, services, and solutions for nationwide markets.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in mission-critical facilities, thermal and liquid cooling, and end-to-end program delivery—from design to deployment—with a proven record of guiding cross-functional